Darkly Dreaming Florelius.

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[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]MightyMouse17 wrote:
Eat that food and you will be a beast in no time! Being 5’9 you have a lot of potential weight and strength to unlock. You are 5’9 right?..[/quote]

I know, the hard part is to eat all that food though haha.

If 175cm is 59, then yes I am 59.

ps. Thanks for checking out my log :)[/quote]

Haha yeah I was 73kgs at my current height a few years ago, and felt like I ate a lot and couldn’t possibly eat any more.

Increasing food intake is difficult for a couple of weeks but you quickly adapt to it. The trick is to use calorie-dense foods so you don’t have to eat as much physical food mass.

If I were in your shoes, I’d be eating as much beef, cheese, sweet potatoes, olive oil, oily fish, vegetables, grainy breads as possible.

There is no such thing as an unbeatable metabolism haha. You should come live in NZ for a few months and I will send you home fat :slight_smile:

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[quote]panzerfaust wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]MightyMouse17 wrote:
Eat that food and you will be a beast in no time! Being 5’9 you have a lot of potential weight and strength to unlock. You are 5’9 right?..[/quote]

I know, the hard part is to eat all that food though haha.

If 175cm is 59, then yes I am 59.

ps. Thanks for checking out my log :)[/quote]

Haha yeah I was 73kgs at my current height a few years ago, and felt like I ate a lot and couldn’t possibly eat any more.

Increasing food intake is difficult for a couple of weeks but you quickly adapt to it. The trick is to use calorie-dense foods so you don’t have to eat as much physical food mass.

If I were in your shoes, I’d be eating as much beef, cheese, sweet potatoes, olive oil, oily fish, vegetables, grainy breads as possible.

There is no such thing as an unbeatable metabolism haha. You should come live in NZ for a few months and I will send you home fat :)[/quote]

I agree with you and dont believe I struggle to gain weight because I have an extreme metabolism, but rather because I am too damn lazy and too unstructured in my life in general to eat enough on a consistent basis. I allready choose caloric dense food, but I dont eat enough of it. Right now its alot to fix besides my eating, like my sleeping pattern wich are out of wack and other stuff, but will offcourse try to work on the eating too and probably are there an correlation beetwen the different “issues” I have, meaning that if I sort one of them out, it will probably be easyer to fix the other “issues”

Btw. If I had the money and the time I would definitivly( not shure if spelled right ) take a plane to New Zealand to get fat and train in your awesome home-gym :wink:

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Cycle2/week1/session A.

17/09 - 2012.

After warm up.

Squat:
5x25kg.
5x30kg.
3x37,5kg.
5x42,5kg.
5x47,5kg.
10x52,5kg. ( estimated max = 69kg )

Bench:
5x27,5kg.
5x35kg.
3x42,5kg.
5x47,5kg.
5x55kg.
10x62,5kg. ( estimated max = 83kg )

DB rows:
10x22kg pr arm.
10x22kg pr arm.
10x22kg pr arm.

Back raises:
10 reps.
10 reps.
10 reps.

Sit ups:
10 reps.
10 reps.
10 reps.

Comment:
Happy with 10x52,5kg in squat and 10x62,5kg in bench.

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[quote]theBird wrote:
Rise Floerius! RISE!!

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Cycle2/week1/session B.

19/09 - 2012.

After warm up.

Press:
3x5 x 20kg.
5x25kg.
5x30kg.
10x35kg. ( estimated max = 47kg )

( All pressing sets where done with a false grip, felt better than regular grip )

DL:
5x40kg.
5x50kg.
3x60kg.
5x67,5kg.
5x77,5kg.
7x87,5kg. ( estimated max = 107kg )

Chins( overhand ):
7 x bw.
7 x bw.
7 x bw.

Biceps cabel curls: 3x10.

Triceps pushdowns: 3x10.

Comment:
Hard session, was out of breath for most of the workout.

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Good chinning strength, particularly near the end of your workout! Not far to 3 x 10 now, dude. Also I listened to the song you posted on my wall; pretty cool! Next time I am in the bitter North I must check them out haha.

As far as eating goes, rather than worrying about failing a structured diet, why don’t you just work out the required macros to gain weight, and make a list of the food you will eat during the day. Don’t worry about meals or timing - just make sure you get that set quantity of food down you, even if it means eating a ridiculous amount at the end of the day. There is always a way!!!

Also “definitely” is the word you were going for! “Definitively” is what you got confused by. The English lanuage is stupid. You were close though.

Keep up the hard work and regular updates =)

P.S do you have any end-of-year goals in mind?

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[quote]panzerfaust wrote:
Good chinning strength, particularly near the end of your workout! Not far to 3 x 10 now, dude. Also I listened to the song you posted on my wall; pretty cool! Next time I am in the bitter North I must check them out haha.

As far as eating goes, rather than worrying about failing a structured diet, why don’t you just work out the required macros to gain weight, and make a list of the food you will eat during the day. Don’t worry about meals or timing - just make sure you get that set quantity of food down you, even if it means eating a ridiculous amount at the end of the day. There is always a way!!!

Also “definitely” is the word you were going for! “Definitively” is what you got confused by. The English lanuage is stupid. You were close though.

Keep up the hard work and regular updates =)

P.S do you have any end-of-year goals in mind?[/quote]

Alot of different topics you bring up here mate, so I go trough them point by point.

  1. Thanks regarding the chins, 3x10 is not that far away, but they are hard after a max rep set of deads ahah.

  2. Yhea Madrugada is a cool band, not as hardcore as metal type music, but definitely( got it right this time haha ) good pop-rock music :slight_smile:

  3. I will take those dietary suggestions to hearth :slight_smile:

  4. I will keep it up mate.

  5. Not really, but I would like to be able to do some reps at 80kg in bench, that would be sweet. For the other lifts I just want to be able to follow the 5/3/1 progression and perhaps beet some rep PR`s along the way. ( Yes bench is the lift that matters the most to me )

Thanks for dropping by Panzer :slight_smile:

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Two things to point out first: 1. theBird’s new avi is pretty cool. 2. Florelius’s new log name is pretty cool too.

Yeah it looks like you’re not starting too far from where you left off over the summer which should allow you to progress further than you’ve been at before. I do believe a person gets stronger at a body weight for a time but at some point eventually a size increase is needed to keep getting stronger. It might be a good time to plan some foods out that you can put down for cheap to anticipate the needed weight/size increase. I’ve noticed that while good protein is needed I’ve been making gains from more calories no matter what they are or where they come from. So maybe try giving calories a shot. Down some orange juice or tear into ramen noodles. Just something cheap and something that doesn’t really hold off hunger.

For some reference I’m about 230 lbs. (104 kg) but I get in about 180 grams of protein. I fill the remaining void with whatever. That’s not even a 1:1 ratio for body weight to protein.

What Panzerfaust said is good and true. Sometimes we’re good at making shit too complicated.

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[quote]mikemike87 wrote:
Two things to point out first: 1. theBird’s new avi is pretty cool. 2. Florelius’s new log name is pretty cool too.

Yeah it looks like you’re not starting too far from where you left off over the summer which should allow you to progress further than you’ve been at before. I do believe a person gets stronger at a body weight for a time but at some point eventually a size increase is needed to keep getting stronger. It might be a good time to plan some foods out that you can put down for cheap to anticipate the needed weight/size increase. I’ve noticed that while good protein is needed I’ve been making gains from more calories no matter what they are or where they come from. So maybe try giving calories a shot. Down some orange juice or tear into ramen noodles. Just something cheap and something that doesn’t really hold off hunger.

For some reference I’m about 230 lbs. (104 kg) but I get in about 180 grams of protein. I fill the remaining void with whatever. That’s not even a 1:1 ratio for body weight to protein.

What Panzerfaust said is good and true. Sometimes we’re good at making shit too complicated.
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Very true and I need to gain weight because 60kg at 175cm aint shit haha.

I get a paycheck next friday so will buy in food then, I am completly broke now so this upcomming week will be hell from a food perspective.

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Cycle2/week2/session A.

24/09 - 2012.

After warm up.

Bench:
10x20kg.
5x27,5kg.
5x35kg.
3x42,5kg.
3x50kg.
3x57,5kg.
8x65kg. ( estimated max = 82kg )

Squat:
10x20kg.
5x25kg.
5x30kg.
3x37,5kg.
3x45kg.
3x50kg.
9x55kg. ( estimated max = 71kg )

DB rows:
10x22kg pr arm.
10x22kg pr arm.
10x22kg pr arm.

Comments:

  • I was not happy with 8x65kg i bench.

  • In squat today I used two small plates under my heels and I squatted without my shoes, it felt better. I was happy with 9x55kg.

  • After rows I had no desire or energy for back raises and abs.

All in all an okay session, but not a great one.

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Hey dude, yeah I am a huge fan of barefoot squatting! I feel so much more stable squatting without shoes. Keep the updates regarding how you progress with this.

Try giving it a go without the plates under your heels too. Did you use these because of ankle mobility issues??

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If you like your heels raised, maybe you should look into olympic weightlifting shoes. I’ve squatted in my vibrams for a long time now, but am considering some oly shoes, especially since I’ve switched to high bar for now.

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[quote]panzerfaust wrote:
Hey dude, yeah I am a huge fan of barefoot squatting! I feel so much more stable squatting without shoes. Keep the updates regarding how you progress with this.

Try giving it a go without the plates under your heels too. Did you use these because of ankle mobility issues??[/quote]

I figured I ditched the shoes since they are a bit to big. I will keep on using small plates under my heels because with them I can squat below paralell with a straight back without problem. Anyway this was the first time I tried both( in just socks and with heels raised ) so I will see how it goes.

ps. I tried the plates under my heels just to try it out. I dont know if I have any ankle mobility issues. I might have hamstring flexibility issues though haha…

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[quote]MightyMouse17 wrote:
If you like your heels raised, maybe you should look into olympic weightlifting shoes. I’ve squatted in my vibrams for a long time now, but am considering some oly shoes, especially since I’ve switched to high bar for now.[/quote]

I might do this after some time, but not right away.

Ps. I squat high bar myself.

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I found this picture funny :stuck_out_tongue:

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[quote]florelius wrote:
I found this picture funny :P[/quote]

ROFLMAO! I love them DAT ASS pics! They’re always good for a laugh. Good work over here, buddy. Keep it up. Personally, I didn’t enjoy either squatting or deadlifting barefoot. Maybe I just need to get used to it, but I am very happy with my current feet gear.

I see you’re trying to gain weight. I didn’t read your entire log but have you tried that gallon of milk a day thingie? I’ve heard it makes wonders and Jim Wendler recommends this approach.

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[quote]Freaky_Frankie wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:
I found this picture funny :P[/quote]

ROFLMAO! I love them DAT ASS pics! They’re always good for a laugh. Good work over here, buddy. Keep it up. Personally, I didn’t enjoy either squatting or deadlifting barefoot. Maybe I just need to get used to it, but I am very happy with my current feet gear.

I see you’re trying to gain weight. I didn’t read your entire log but have you tried that gallon of milk a day thingie? I’ve heard it makes wonders and Jim Wendler recommends this approach. [/quote]

No I have never tried a gallon of milk a day for several reasons, one being that milk is too expensive in my country. A gallon of milk is 4 liter I believe and 4 liters cost roughly 10$/60NOK in my country.

I have tried 3 shakes a day after breakfest, dinner and supper and is probably the best method I have tried to gain weight. I used whole milk in those shakes last time btw.

I get my paycheck on friday, so will be buying in protein powder then and start to build my way up to 3 shakes a day.

Bulk diet Idea:

Breakfast: oatmeal with whole milk and raisins + protein shake.

Lunch: whatever they sell in the school cafeteria or at my job.

Dinner: steak with potatoes and sauce, pizza, pasta dish, hamburgers etc ( dessert sometimes: icecream, chocolat pudding, caramel pudding etc ) + protein shake.

Supper: 4-6 eggs with tomatoe beans + protein shake.

  • Will also try to take fish oil and multivitamin each day. I drink alot off tea, coffe and juice trough out the day and will continue this because I am a thirsty bastard :wink:

btw yes those dat ass pics are funny as shat :smiley:

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Diet plan looks decent Florelius. Make sure you get some fruit and veges in there too, of course. And make sure the lunch is Big and contains protein and carbs. Bananas are ideal fruit when gaining weight. And snack on things like cheese on crackers, toast with peanut butter, etc. And make sure you eat until you are FULL! Good luck with your embiggening!

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[quote]panzerfaust wrote:
Diet plan looks decent Florelius. Make sure you get some fruit and veges in there too, of course. And make sure the lunch is Big and contains protein and carbs. Bananas are ideal fruit when gaining weight. And snack on things like cheese on crackers, toast with peanut butter, etc. And make sure you eat until you are FULL! Good luck with your embiggening! [/quote]

I knew that I forgot about something and offcourse that was veggies LOL.

Bananas should be no problem to get in there, veggies I will try to be better at haha…

For lunch btw I can eat something called kesam, its similar to yogurth except its higher in protein. Bananas are perfect with that.

Thanks and I need all luck I can get when it comes to total-body enlargment haha.